PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music. Liquid Gold had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gold
vs
Matoshin

179 cm
26
158 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
35
158 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Matoshin avoids the head kick by Gold.
Matoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Matoshin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matoshin lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Matoshin throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matoshin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gold.
Gold staying out of range there.
Matoshin moves out of range as Gold strikes.
A little jabbing left from Matoshin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Matoshin.
Matoshin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Matoshin's head but Matoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matoshin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matoshin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Matoshin scores with a decent looking hook.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gold lands a left and a right that sends Matoshin crashing to the canvas! Gold dives into mount looking to finish!

Matoshin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Matoshin is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Matoshin tries to lock up and control but Gold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matoshin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matoshin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gold misses with a head shot.
Gold thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Matoshin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matoshin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matoshin can't escape the position.
Matoshin prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Matoshin wants to control but Gold is having none of it.
Matoshin is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matoshin wants to hold on but Gold pushes him away.
Matoshin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gold is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matoshin wants to control but Gold is having none of it.
Gold prevents Matoshin from getting the reversal.
Gold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matoshin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Matoshin trying to control but Gold postures up.
Matoshin is looking to improve his position.
Matoshin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Matoshin is trying to maintain the position but Gold is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matoshin trying to hold on to Gold's head to control him but Gold postures up.
Gold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matoshin keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matoshin connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liquid Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matoshin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matoshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matoshin can do to turn this around?
Gold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gold throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Matoshin slips a jab from Gold.
Matoshin wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.
Gold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matoshin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matoshin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Gold with an uppercut!
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold checks the leg kick.
Matoshin misses with a hook

and Gold counters with a series of strikes that sends Matoshin to the canvas! Gold follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Matoshin.
Gold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matoshin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liquid Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin trying to control the position here.
Matoshin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Matoshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matoshin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matoshin checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matoshin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Gold staying out of range there.
Matoshin throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Gold misses.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matoshin lands with an overhand left.
Gold with a nice cross.
A low kick from Gold misses
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin misses with a low kick as Gold jumps back.
Matoshin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Matoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matoshin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gold prevents it.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Matoshin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold works on Matoshin's body with a couple of short punches.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Matoshin on the inside.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Matoshin.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold blocks a body shot from Matoshin.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matoshin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.

Matoshin clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold is working Matoshin over against the cage.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands with a light punch inside.
Gold stalling in the clinch but Matoshin improves position.
Matoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold working aggressively here.
Matoshin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Matoshin lands a high kick!
Matoshin throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Gold tries to move into range but Matoshin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matoshin looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
Matoshin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matoshin.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matoshin.
Gold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matoshin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold misses with an uppercut. Matoshin saw that one coming.
Matoshin slips a jab from Gold.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Matoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matoshin.
Matoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Matoshin misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Matoshin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gold looks to land a combination but Matoshin avoids it well.
Gold throws the left hand but Matoshin avoids the punch easily.
Gold tries a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
Matoshin throws out a powerful jab.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Gold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matoshin checks it well.
Matoshin lands with an overhand left.
Matoshin avoids the body shot from Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Matoshin feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Matoshin. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matoshin blocks the body kick.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Matoshin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matoshin moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Gold slips a jab from Matoshin.
Gold lands a jab to Matoshin's midsection.
Matoshin misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Matoshin.
Matoshin cracks Gold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Gold is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gold lands.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matoshin throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Gold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matoshin doesn't seem phased though.
Gold slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matoshin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matoshin.
Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Gold.
Matoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matoshin is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Matoshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Matoshin fails to land with a series of punches.
Matoshin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Matoshin's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Matoshin down.
Matoshin throws a head kick that Gold semi-blocks.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Matoshin slips the punch.
Matoshin cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Matoshin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Matoshin throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gold lands with a straight right. Matoshin didn't see that one coming.
Matoshin connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liquid Gold.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liquid Gold!
Our winner, Liquid Gold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.